After playing in drenching steady rain until the middle of the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park, Game 5 of the World Series is suspended, making it the first Fall Classic contest to start and not be played to completion. The 2-2 tied game between the Rays and hometown Phillies, who are one victory away from a world championship, will resume tomorrow at the point the rain delay stopped play.

On October 27, 2008 — After playing in drenching steady rain until the middle of the sixth inning at Citizens Bank Park, Game 5 of the World Series is suspended, making it the first Fall Classic contest to start and not be played to completion. With a 3-1 Series lead, the Phillies hold a 2 – 1 lead entering the 5th but the Rays manage to tie it before heavy rains cause the game to be suspended. It will be continued two days later

B.J. Upton becomes the fourth player and first American Leaguer to steal three bases in a World Series game. The Rays’ center fielder joins Honus Wagner (Pirates, 1909), Willie Davis (Dodgers, 1965), and Lou Brock (Cardinals, 1967) to accomplish the trio of thefts in a Fall Classic contest.

 

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